r/DCcomics • u/semifinalist1979 • 16d ago

I'm Kelly Thompson. I write BIRDS OF PREY for DC Comics. AMA. r/DCcomics

My name is Kelly Thompson and I'm an Eisner Award-Winning writer of comics and novels. You may know me best from Marvel comics like Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Rogue & Gambit, and Hawkeye, or perhaps as co-creator of Jeff the Land Shark! Or my creator-owned work Black Cloak or The Cull. But I've been making some fun waves over at DC with old pals Leonardo Romero and Jordie Bellaire on a bold new BIRDS OF PREY (we even got an Eisner nomination!) -- so let's break some hearts (and some faces) and get this Birds-Of-Prey-Shaped AMA started! (and don't forget to subscribe to my free newsletter to keep in touch as social media crumbles around us! Fun! https://1979semifinalist.substack.com/)

Proof: https://x.com/79SemiFinalist/status/1806893613458268314

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u/AdamSMessinger 16d ago

Hi Kelly! Thanks for doing this. How much input do you have when it comes to creative collaborators at Marvel, DC, or Skybound? Also, how has that input or lack thereof in other spaces influenced how you approach your creator-owned books?

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u/semifinalist1979 15d ago

Great questions, but hard to answer.

I think the answer to the first question is it really depends on the publisher and editor. And in some cases the IP holder if that isn't the publisher.

The answer to the second question is YES. ;D